The Orys and Cook Family Tree » Michael Laker (1863-1920)

Personal data Michael Laker 

  • He was born on 4TH Q 1863 in West Grinsted, West Sussex, England.
    Name Michael Laker
    Event Type Birth Registration
    Registration Quarter Oct-Nov-Dec
    Registration Year 1863
    Registration District Horsham
    County Sussex
    Event Place Horsham, Sussex, England
    Volume 2B
    Page 254
    Line Number 80
  • He was christened on November 29, 1863 in West Grinsted, West Sussex, England.
    Name Michael Laker
    Gender Male
    Christening Date 29 Nov 1863
    Christening Place West Grinstead, Sussex, England
    Father's Name John Laker
    Mother's Name Harriet
  • Resident:
    • in the year 1871: South Wilfed, Cuckfield, East Sussex.
      England and Wales Census, 1871 Name Michael Laker Event Type Census Event Date 1871 Event Place South Wilfred, Cuckfield, Sussex, England Enumeration District 5 Gender Male Age 7 Occupation Scholar Relationship to Head of Household Son
      Birth Year (Estimated) 1864 Birthplace West Grinstead, Sussex Entry Number 25 Affiliate Image Identifier GBC/1871/1061/0165

      John Laker Head M 35 West Grimstead, Sussex
      Harriett Laker Wife F 39 Ashurst, Sussex
      John Laker Son M 15 West Grinstead, Sussex
      William Laker Son M 14 West Grinstead, Sussex
      Harriett Laker Daughter F 11 West Grinstead, Sussex
      Thomas Laker Son M 9 West Grinstead, Sussex
      Michael Laker Son M 7 West Grinstead, Sussex
      Philip Laker Son M 3 Wivelsfield, Sussex
    • in the year 1881: Keymer, East Sussex. England.
      Name Michael Laker Event Type Census Event Date 1881 Event Place Keymer, Sussex, England Registration District CuckfieldGender Male Age 17 Marital Status (Original) Single Occupation Farm Serv (Indoor) Relationship to Head of Household Servant Birth Year (Estimated) 1864 Birthplace Cuckfield, Sussex, England Page Number 4 Registration Number RG11
      Piece/Folio 1065/5

      William W Gander Head M 36 Slaugham, Sussex, England
      Mahalah Gander Wife F 37 Slaugham, Sussex, England
      Ellen Agnes Gander Daughter F 13 Bolney, Sussex, England
      William D Gander Son M 9 Bolney, Sussex, England
      Arthur J Gander Son M 7 Keymer, Sussex, England
      Ernest W Gander Son M 5 Keymer, Sussex, England
      Charles Gander Son M 2 Keymer, Sussex, England
      Ada Gander Daughter F 1 M Keymer, Sussex, England
      Michael Laker Servant M 17 Cuckfield, Sussex, England
    • in the year 1891: Gt. Saucelands, Lindfield, East Sussex.
      Census Transcript Household Sussex 1891 Address Gt Saucelands Registration District Lindfield, Cuckfield Image Reference RG12/0791/F? Found 5 Results.
      Forename Surname Age Year Born Relation Birth Place Occupation

      Michael Laker 27 1864 Head West Grinstead, Sussex Agricultural Labourer
      Harriett Laker 31 1860 Wife Ardingly, Sussex
      Mable Laker 5 1886 Daughter Haywards Hill, Sussex
      Ralph Laker 1 1890 Son Ardingly, Sussex
      Michael Laker 1m 1891 Son Ardingly, Sussex
    • in the year 1901: Cottage, Sancelands, Ardingly, Cuckfield, Sussex.
      1901 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription
      Cottage, Sancelands, Ardingly, Cuckfield, Sussex, England

      First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Gender Age Birth year Occupation Birth place
      Michael Laker Head Married Male 39 1862 General Labourer West Grinstead, Sussex, England
      Harriett Laker Wife Married Female 41 1860 - Ardingly, Sussex, England
      Mabel Laker Daughter Single Female 15 1886 - Sussex, England
      Reginald Laker Son Single Male 11 1890 - Ardingly, Sussex, England
      Raymond Laker Son Single Male 8 1893 - Ardingly, Sussex, England
      Rose Laker Daughter Single Female 6 1895 - Ardingly, Sussex, England
      Archibald Laker Son Single Male 3 1898 - Ardingly, Sussex, England
    • in the year 1911: Little Saucelands Cottage. Ardingly, East Sussex.
      Census Transcript Household Sussex 1911 Address Little Sauce Lands Cott, Ardingly, Sussex Civil Parish Ardingly
      Sub District Cuckfield Registration District Cuckfield Image Reference RG14 - PN5017 RD76 SD1 ED19 SN130 Found 7 Results.
      Forename Surname Age Year Born Gender Relation Marriage Status Years Married Birth Place Occupation
      Michael Laker 49 1862 Male Head Married West Grinstead, Sussex General Labourer
      Harriett Laker 53 1858 Female Wife Married 26 Ardingly, Sussex
      Mabel Beatrice Laker 25 1886 Female Daughter Single Haywards Heath, Sussex House Maid Domestic
      Ralph Reginald Laker 21 1890 Male Son Single Ardingly, Sussex
      William Raymond Laker 18 1893 Male Son Single Ardingly, Sussex Gardeners Boy
      Henry Archibald Laker 13 1898 Male Son Ardingly, Sussex School
      Daisy Winefred Ellen Laker 9 1902 Female Daughter Ardingly, Sussex School
  • He died on May 23, 1920 in Cuckfield, East Sussex. England, he was 57 years old.
    Name: Michael Laker
    District: Cuckfield... County: Sussex... Year: 1920... Quarter: 2... Year of Birth: 1866... Age: 54... Volume: 2b... Page: 0179...
  • This information was last updated on March 16, 2021.

Household of Michael Laker

He is married to Harriet Dawes.

They got married on August 1, 1885 at Cuckfield, East Sussex. England, he was 22 years old.

Name: Harriett Dawes
Possible Partners: Michael Laker... District: Cuckfield... County: Sussex... Year: 1885... Quarter: Jul-Sep... Volume: 2b... Page: 0253...

Surname First name(s) District Vol Page
Marriages Sep 1885 (>99%)
DAWES Harriett Cuckfield 2b 253

Surname First name(s) District Vol Page
Marriages Sep 1885 (>99%)
DAWES Harriett Cuckfield 2b 253
LAKER Michael Cuckfield 2b 253

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Historical events

Christening day November 29, 1863

  • The temperature on November 29, 1863 was about -2.1 °C. The air pressure was 3.5 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the east-northeast. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 94%. Source: KNMI
  • Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from February 1, 1862 to February 10, 1866 the cabinet Thorbecke II, with Mr. J.R. Thorbecke (liberaal) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1863: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 3.6 million citizens.
    • May 2 » American Civil War: Stonewall Jackson is wounded by friendly fire while returning to camp after reconnoitering during the Battle of Chancellorsville. He succumbs to pneumonia eight days later.
    • May 12 » American Civil War: Battle of Raymond: Two divisions of James B. McPherson's XVII Corps turn the left wing of Confederate General John C. Pemberton's defensive line on Fourteen Mile Creek, opening up the interior of Mississippi to the Union Army during the Vicksburg Campaign.
    • July 4 » American Civil War: The Army of Northern Virginia withdraws from the battlefield after losing the Battle of Gettysburg, signalling an end to the Confederate invasion of U.S. territory.
    • August 15 » The Anglo-Satsuma War begins between the Satsuma Domain of Japan and the United Kingdom (Traditional Japanese date: July 2, 1863).
    • August 21 » Lawrence, Kansas is destroyed by pro-Confederate guerrillas known as Quantrill's Raiders.
    • September 8 » American Civil War: In the Second Battle of Sabine Pass, a small Confederate force thwarts a Union invasion of Texas.

Day of death May 23, 1920

  • The temperature on May 23, 1920 was between 5.0 °C and 23.2 °C and averaged 16.3 °C. There was 14.1 hours of sunshine (88%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east-northeast. Source: KNMI
  • Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from September 9, 1918 to September 18, 1922 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck I, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1920: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 6.8 million citizens.
    • May 2 » The first game of the Negro National League baseball is played in Indianapolis.
    • August 10 » World War I: Ottoman sultan Mehmed VI's representatives sign the Treaty of Sèvres that divides up the Ottoman Empire between the Allies.
    • August 16 » Ray Chapman of the Cleveland Indians is hit on the head by a fastball thrown by Carl Mays of the New York Yankees, and dies early the next day. Chapman was the second player to die from injuries sustained in a Major League Baseball game, the first being Doc Powers in 1909.
    • November 7 » Patriarch Tikhon of Moscow issues a decree that leads to the formation of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia.
    • November 16 » Qantas, Australia's national airline, is founded as Queensland and Northern Territory Aerial Services Limited.
    • December 19 » King Constantine I is restored as King of the Hellenes after the death of his son Alexander of Greece and a plebiscite.


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